Warm Springs Hydro Project— 2.7 MW Hydroelectric
Warm Springs Hydro Project is a 2.7 MW hydroelectric power plant in the United States, operated by Sonoma County Water Agency since 1989. Ranked #1,120 of 1,469 hydro plants in the United States. Its 2.7 MW represents 0.0023% of the country's total hydro capacity of 117,947 MW. The largest hydro plant in the United States is Grand Coulee Dam at 6,809 MW, making Warm Springs Hydro Project 2,525 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Geysers Unit 5-20 (1,163 MW, Geothermal) and Calistoga Power Plant (176.4 MW, Geothermal). The facility is located in California, approximately 120 km northwest of San Francisco.
37 years old
United States of America, North America
- 7,549. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #32,791 worldwide by installed capacity
- #7,207 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
37 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Sonoma County Water Agency operates 1 plants totalling 3 MW
44 plants within 100 km, 2,598 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Warm Springs Hydro Project is a hydro power plant producing approximately 9 GWh of clean electricity per year with zero direct CO₂ emissions during operation.
Lifecycle emissions: ~24 g CO₂/kWh (manufacturing, transport, decommissioning)
Technical Details
- Primary Fuel Type
- Hydro
- Energy Source
- Renewable
- Country
United States of America- Continent
- North America
- Data Source
- Global Power Plant Database
United States of America — Energy Profile
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